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Why does it have to be so dang hard?

I'm here in South Caroliner and the sun is rather intense, so I'd like to be able to use a sun visor to put in my windshield. Easy enough one would think, right, but noooo. The first I used was one of those cardboard accordian fold up type. Kinda bulky and you have to use the cars sun visors to hold it in place. Well, now the drivers side sunvisor doesn't snap back into position, it kinda hangs like an inch. Then I try one of the real thin square wire ones that fold up into a circle. Well, I put it in place and the f'ing thing gets lodged between the dash and the windshield so fu(king tight that I swore I was gonna rip the f'ing dash out trying to remove the thing. All I want is for my freakin interior not to get baked every friggin day. Ahhh, that feels better.

I use an accordian style but it's not cardboard. Works fine and my visors are OK. Protectant doesn't keep the car cooler in the blazing sun either. When u say snap back into position do you mean into the clip for moviing it to block sun from the side of you or doesn't stay up flush with the roof?

^ It doesn't stay flush with the roof. It's probably 3/4 of an inch lower than it should be. Actually it makes it easier for me to flip it down so I'm not too bummed. I just don't want the thing to start sagging way too much.

Mines not cardboard either. Don't know what I was thinking. It's actually one of those foamy like shiny ones.

WRCFan...I'm not sure what local tint laws are in SC, but you should think about maybe tinting your front windshield. a 50-35% tint will allow you to have great visibility at night, and help keep your car cool during the day. I have it...and love it. The other thing I do on ocassion is cover my car because I'm anal.

Those fools, EVO vs. STi??? That's like comparing ....wait a minute...there's no comparison. The Suby's still working!!! The evo...well... I hope he got the extended warranty.

I never thought of tinting the entire front window, hmm. Actually, I'm moving back to Buffalo in a few weeks and NY tint laws are tough. If the window is movable ie. goes up and down the maximum legal tint is 80% I'm not sure about the windshield though.

I have this two fabric circle, folding unit that has reflective fabric qualities and does a good job...its a universal fit and very flexible and has little wings to help cover all types of cars. The best thing is that you simply place both circles on top of each other then fold them together securing them with these straps like you find sewn into a sleeping bag and it stores neatly.

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Originally Posted by WRCfan

I never thought of tinting the entire front window, hmm. Actually, I'm moving back to Buffalo in a few weeks and NY tint laws are tough. If the window is movable ie. goes up and down the maximum legal tint is 80% I'm not sure about the windshield though.

I've seen a couple of cars that have a 50% tint on the winshield, and it looks sharp. In Illinois, if the police catch you, they can impound your car.

I never thought of tinting the entire front window, hmm. Actually, I'm moving back to Buffalo in a few weeks and NY tint laws are tough. If the window is movable ie. goes up and down the maximum legal tint is 80% I'm not sure about the windshield though.

I can tell you that it's illegal to have your front windshield tinted in SC. My brother (who lives in Columbia, SC) just bought a Mini Cooper in Charleston that had the front glass tinted... On his way back to Columbia, he was pulled over and written a $400 ticket for it. Luckily, the officer told him that if he had it removed and showed up to court, he'd throw the ticket out. I don't know how the previous owner got away with it, but I wouldn't try it if I were you.

i beleive front windsheild tinting is illegal everywhere. Where is it exactly that your car sits in the sun? Trying backing in maybe, so the sun isnt beaming down on the dash, but on your backseats (cloth wont crack ).

It sits in the parking lot where I live, so it's either use the sun visor, have tree sap become part of my clearcoat, or allow my car to molested by the idiots that live around me. I figure option 1 is my best bet.

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